PSY 3561
Preliminary Practicum Training to Work With Special
Populations
What is the Preliminary Practicum?
• AKA Pre-Prac• A 1 credit, 7 week required pre-
requisite course to the Basic Practicum at Croyden Avenue School
• A course designed to train skills in Discrete Trial Training and to make students feel more comfortable before working at Croyden Avenue School
Why Take Pre-Prac?• To gain the necessary training before
taking the Basic Practicum• To receive individualized training • To be given one-on-one feedback• To visit the practicum site (Croyden
Avenue School) before taking the Basic Practicum
• Because it is a REQUIRED course to the Basic Practicum
What Will We Do in Class• Learn about – The Practicum Site’s curriculum and
classroom procedures– Detailed info on Discrete Trial Training
• We Will– Observe current practicum students at
Croyden Avenue School– Role play common scenarios encountered
at Croyden• AND work with some of the children at
Croyden!
Non Pre-Prac (n=11)Pre-Prac(n=13)
Not At All Very
Seminar Times • Seminars will take place on
Wednesdays OR Thursdays from 6-7:30 P.M. beginning March 8, 2010
• Wednesday seminars will be in 2902 Wood Hall.
• Thursday seminars will be in 2908 Wood Hall.
• If you are interested in taking the Basic Practicum course next semester you need to either–Register for Pre-Prac for this semester OR– Just show up to the Pre-Prac class on the
first day• The instructors will register you for the class
on the first day
• If you are not planning on taking the Basic Practicum until the Spring, wait and take Pre-Prac in the Fall semester
Interested?